Machine for whipping furs.



No. 653,276. Patented .luly l0, |900. P. B. WEISSE.

MACHINE FUR WHIP P| NG. FURS.

(Application led Aug. 15, 1898.)

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NiTED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

PAUL R. IVEISSE, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

MACHINE FOR WHIPPING Fuss.

SPECIFICATION ferming part of Letters Patent NQ. 653,276, dated July 1o,1900.

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To @ZZ wtom it may concern:`

Be it known that I, PAUL R. WEISSE, a citizen of the UnitedStates,residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, haveinvented a new and Improved Mode of Whipping Furs and-other Materials;and I do hereby declare that the following is a full and exactdescription thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawingsand the letters of reference marked thereon.

My invention relates to Whipping-machines designed primarily forfurriers use, the object being to provide an improved whippingrnachinefor whipping furs to destroy moths and render the furs pliable and iiuyafter curing.

Machines have heretofore been devised for whipping carpets, rbc., whichhave not met all the requirements needed in a machine for beating furs.Generally speaking, my invention comprises a standard provided withbearings, a roller or other rotatable body mounted to rotate in saidbearings, a bed for supporting the fur extending beneath the roller, anda plurality of whips, preferably formed of round leather strips, mountedupon said rotating body. I preferably provide a support curved at itsends upon the bed for supporting the furs. I preferably rotate theWhipsupport rapidly, the whips serving to beat the fur and at the sametime to feed the fur between the bed and the said support.

In order that the leather whips may not be broken at their points ofattachment with the whip-support, I provide rounded edges upon thewhip-support, which prevent a violent bending of the whips attheirpoints of attachment as they are rapidly revolved, the constructionbeing such that irrespective of the direction in which the whips arebeing turned with relation to their support the violent bending and theconsequent breaking thereof is prevented. I preferably mount the Whipsin strips that are removably secured to the whip-support, recesses beingprovided in the latter, whereby the strips may at their outer edges beflush With the periphery of the whipsupport.

I will explain my invention more particularly by reference to theaccompanying drawings, in which Figure lis a perspective view of amachine ing a mounting for a whip-support CZ, which is preferablycylindrical. The Whips e are mounted upon the whip-support in a mannerto be hereinafter set forth. A pulley f, to which power may be appliedby any suitable means, is attached to the whip-support to rotate thesame. Abed or top is supported by the standard a, extending in thisinstance to a vertical plane coincident with the axis of rotation of thewhip-support. A support g is provided upon this bed, upon which the fursare placed when they are to be whipped. The support curves from themiddle downwardly to the rear anddo`wnwardly to the front toward theWhip-support, whereby that portion of the surface of the fur-supportopposed to the whip-support slants downwardly to assist the feedingaction of the whips upon the furs.

The whips are preferably rotated at a rapid rate of speed in thedirection indicated by the arrow. I provide longitudinal grooves h inthe Awhip-support, in which are placed whipretaining strips i e', radialholes being provided in which the whips are inserted. Theseretaining-strips do not extend beyond the periphery of the whip-support,but are preferably made flush therewith. The retainingstrips areprovided each with a longitudinal groove whose opposed walls are curvedto form a continuation of the outer surface of the Whip-support, wherebysharp corners and protruding portions are eliminated, the Whips inbending only coming in contact With curved surfaces, to which theyreadily conform in bending.

I do not Wish to be limited to the precise features of constructionshown, nor to a particular use of my apparatus 5 but,

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to securebyLetters Patent- 1. In a beating-machine, the combination IOS) 2. In abeating-machine, the combination" with a rotatably-mounted Whip-supportprovided with alongitudinal groove, of 'a retaining-strip disposedWithin said groove, and Whips anchored in said retaining-strip,substantially as described.

3. In a beating-machine, the combination with a rotatably-mountedcylindrical Whipsupport provided with a longitudinal groove,

of a retainingstrip disposed Within said groove, said retaining-stripbeing provided with a longitudinal groove, Whose opposed Walls arecurved, and Whips anchored at their ends to said retaining-strip,substantially as described.

4:. Ina beating-machine, the combination with a rotatably-mountedWhip-support provided with a longitudinal groove, of a retaining-stripdisposed within said groove and made practically iiush at its outersurface With said whip-support, and Whips secured in said groove,substantially as described.

. PAUL R. WEISSE. Witnesses:

OTTO R. MAY, CHARLES L; 'LEINDECKER

